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<p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1">November 18, 1998 <em>(4:30 p.m. EST)</em> No. 264</font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1">AXWORTHY TABLES ANNUAL REPORT ON </font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1">EXPORTS OF CANADIAN MILITARY GOODS</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today tabled in Parliament the 1997 edition of <em>Exports of Military Goods
from Canada.</em></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">The 1997 edition of the report follows the format of the 1996 report, which set a new standard of transparency.
The report provides more detail about the types of goods being exported while protecting sensitive commercial
information on specific transactions in a highly competitive market.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">"Canada is working actively to promote greater transparency in the trade and control of conventional military
weapons," said Mr. Axworthy. "Canadian efforts are part of a much larger and constantly evolving international
co-operative effort. Canada works with other countries to ensure that the interests of legitimate users are taken
into account in decisions affecting the export of military goods."</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">In 1997, over 70 percent of Canada's military goods exports went to fellow NATO countries and other countries
linked by formal government-to-government defence agreements. Less than 1 percent of Canada's controlled
military goods exports went to low-income countries, and these often consisted of replacement parts for older
Canadian-built radios and transport aircraft. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">In addition, Minister Axworthy is launching a new brochure called <em>Answers to Questions about Canada's Export
Controls on Military Goods</em>. The brochure is designed to explain Canada's policies relating to the export of
military goods and technology, as well as how these policies operate. It outlines the trade in military goods and
international agreements that form the basis for the control of these exports. In particular, the brochure
describes the procedures that Canada uses to ensure appropriate export decisions and to prevent the illegal
export of firearms.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Copies of the annual report and the brochure are available from the InfoCentre of the Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) at 1-800-267-8376.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">These documents are also available on the DFAIT Export and Import Controls Web page
(http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/export/Military97/mil97front-e.htm). </font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Debora Brown</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1851</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">This document is also available on the Department's Internet site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</font></p>
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